Staffing

Requisites

Pre-requisite: PSY9160

Rationale

The scientist-practitioner model of professional practice in psychology has broad consensual acceptance within the profession. It follows that students must be able to produce a candidature document outlining the PhD thesis. The document should clearly outline the application of theory in a selected area, methodology and where possible a pilot study of the thesis. This course gives them the opportunity to do so in a supervised, learning environment.

Synopsis

This is the second course that contributes to the Psychology Doctoral Project. At completion of this course the student shall have submitted a 20 page document and presentation in line with candidature.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate competencies in critically reviewing literature and competently designing research projects to address theoretical and practical questions and issues in the field, as identified in the APS Competencies for Psychologists (2013). Students will be able to:

Student workload expectations

Activity

Hours

Assessments

40.00

Directed Study

260.00

Private Study

30.00

Assessment details

Description

Marks out of

Wtg (%)

Due Date

Notes

Thesis Project

1

100

07 Nov 2019

Important assessment information

Attendance requirements:
It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures and tutorials) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must successfully pass the candidature document and presentation.

Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
As P is the only passing grade available for this course, all students who are qualified for a passing grade will be given a grade of P. Other students will be given either a Failing grade or an Incomplete grade.

Examination information:
There is no examination in this course.

Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
As there is no examination in this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations.

University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at http://policy.usq.edu.au.

Assessment notes

If electronic submission is specified for a course assessment, students will be notified of this on the Course Study Desk. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment irrespective of holidays. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).

If hardcopy submission is specified for a course assessment students will be notified of this on the Course Study Desk. The due date for a hardcopy assignment is the date by which a student must submit at USQ or despatch the assignment to USQ irrespective of holidays.

USQ will NOT accept submission of assignments by facsimile or email unless expressly requested by the course examiner.

Referencing in Assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ library’s referencing guide. These policies can be found at http://www.usq.edu.au/library/referencing

Evaluation and benchmarking

In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:

conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.

forms part of the Master of Psychology/PhD (Clinical) and is benchmarked against the [choose one or all of the following:

internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.

professional accreditation standards of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council.